DB2 early access program

	Technologies currently in the sandbox
	What sandbox participants are saying
	Next steps

This DB2 technology sandbox page gives you the opportunity to preview technologies that are still in the lab.

• Deep compression
  
  • Multiple algorithms for automatic index compression
  • Automatic compression for temporary tables
  • Intelligent compression of large objects and XML
• Ability to gain business intelligence from XML data
• Simplified management of schemas, table, and data
• More flexible security to protect your business
• Workload management enhancements to improve your business responsiveness
• Capability to leverage greater insight for database tuning

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• “We've been testing for six months and have found the technologies very reliable and stable. … These enhancements are very valuable to our business.”
• “XML in a data warehouse was a very important feature to implement.”
• “ This will increase our development and testing productivity.”

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• Request access to the DB2 Sandbox. Complete this application and mail it to Go_DB2@ca.ibm.com.
• Explore our library of test drives and downloads for products that are currently shipping.

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